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Colwell Tipple: 1 reportable incident Coal

S B P Coal Company · Facility
Distant, Armstrong County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3605421

Colwell Tipple has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Jan 1985
Ownership history
  1. S B P Coal Company 1974 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1998 0
1997 0
1996 1
1995 1
1994 2
1993 4
1992 5
1991 0
1990 0
1989 0
1988 0
1987 0
1986 0
1985 6 1,054
1984 8 7,018
1983 5 11,372
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Colwell Tipple sits in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.2% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania · Population 65,069
2.2%
Mining share of county employment
$64,295
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1985 · 1 incident

January 7, 1985 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S B P Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE PUSHG BLADE ARM OF A KONATSU TRACTOR. AND PLACING A JUMPER CABLE INTO POSITION TO ATTACH TO THE BATTERY ON THE TRACTOR. HE RE ACHED TO PLACE THE CABLE INTO POSITION AND EXPERIENCED SEVERE PAIN IN HIS BACK PERIENCED SEVER9 PAIN IN HIS BACK